What color is #B13844?

#B13844 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Pomegranate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B13844?

The RGB value is 177, 56, 68: 177 red, 56 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B13844?

The complementary color is #38B1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B13844?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B13844 color

#B13844 rgb(177, 56, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #B13844 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 22% green and 26.7% blue (177, 56, 68).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 52% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 62% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pomegranate (#B53D45), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#B13844 color codes

HEX	`#B13844`
RGB	`rgb(177, 56, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 22%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 52%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 68%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 62%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.15, 49.66, 20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.15, 53.86, 22.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.591, 12.596, 6.815)`
Decimal	`11614276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B13844, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B13844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B13844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B13844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b13844; }
.text { color: #b13844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b13844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 56 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b13844, #b16838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #B13844?: #B13844 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Pomegranate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B13844?: The RGB value is 177, 56, 68: 177 red, 56 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B13844?: The complementary color is #38B1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B13844?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.